Gallery: Factors for effective exercise

People often ask me what they can do to see results from their exercise program because they feel like they have hit a plateau.
As with many questions I get, the answers are not always simple. That being said, here are a few simple questions to ask yourself to help determine what’s going on:

Are you exercising at the right intensity level? My experience is that people who are not seeing results are not pushing themselves enough. When you are lifting weights it should not be difficult to complete your last few repetitions. When you are doing cardiovascular training, your heart rate should get up to at least 125 beats per minute or as high as 160 bpm.

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